Lincoln High School is in a great location, and has much to offer for it's current students, and also future students. Just recently, Lincoln has built a brand new middle school, only minutes away from the high school. The middle school was built to help the future high school students be introduced into a good atmosphere, and be prepared for their high school life. (LHS website) The graduation rate of Rhode Island schools are 75.3 percent ,and the graduation rate of Lincoln High School is high, with a percentage of 95.2. The participation rate and target for Rhode Island in MATH is 54.0 percent, and 68.8 percent in ENGLISH. For all students in MATH 79.2 percent participate, and in ENGLISH 89.2 percent. White students in MATH; 78.9 percent and 89.7 percent in ENGLISH. For the students with disabilities, in MATH, missed the target with 48.1 percent and just made the target in ENGLISH with 69.4 percent. This information shows the schools performance classifications based on test scores, and participation rates on tests, and graduation rates. These rates show that Lincoln High School students do well in these specific ares, and the teaching capabilities of the teachers are efficient.(Info Works)
The teachers at Lincoln are composed of 98 percent of WHITE teachers, and 2 percent of AFRICAN AMERICAN teachers. There are more male teachers, reaching 58 percent, and 42 percent of the teachers are women. There are 92 teachers/faculty all together at this school, the teacher student ratio is 1:12, and the counselor student ratio is 1:250. At this high school, 60 percent of the teaching staff have Master's Degrees or higher, and 100 percent of the counseling staff have Master's Degrees. (LHS website)
District:
Lincoln has eight schools, being mainly elementary in it's district. In Lincoln, 98.3 percent of children attend public school, and the other 6.1 percent attend other non-public schools. The amount of students at Lincoln that are eligible for subsidized lunch programs is 13 percent. Ethnic background at this school varies having 93 percent White students, 3 percent Hispanic students, 3 percent Asian students, and 1 percent of African American students. The amount of students that receive ESL/bilingual education services is at very low percentage of only 1 percent. According to Information Works, there are no students receiving special education services. ( Information Works) The school attendance rate of Lincoln High School is at a high of 95 percent compared to the state which was 93 percent. Only 7 percent of teachers are shown to take time out of school hours to help their students. The district classification on the information works website shows that Lincoln High School district is making adequate progress.(Information Works)
Student Life:
According to Information Works 2007 school reports, Lincoln High School is making insufficient progress on it's school performance accountability. There were only twelve targets met out of thirteen. All thirteen targets must be met in order to be making sufficient progress. (Information Works)
The graduation rate of Rhode Island schools are 75.3 percent ,and the graduation rate of Lincoln High School is high, with a percentage of 95.2. The participation rate and target for Rhode Island in MATH is 54.0 percent, and 68.8 percent in ENGLISH. For all students in MATH 79.2 percent participate, and in ENGLISH 89.2 percent. White students in MATH; 78.9 percent and 89.7 percent in ENGLISH. For the students with disabilities, in MATH, missed the target with 48.1 percent and just made the target in ENGLISH with 69.4 percent. This information shows the schools performance classifications based on test scores, and participation rates on tests, and graduation rates. These rates show that Lincoln High School students do well in these specific ares, and the teaching capabilities of the teachers are efficient.(Information Works)
When it comes to student life at Lincoln High School, only 14 percent of students feel as though they can talk to teachers, or a member of the staff about any personal or family issues that are constantly going on in their lives. This is a very small percent, teachers and staff should give comfort and support to students. This percentage shows that the staff there is possibly not completely connecting with the lives of their students, as they should be. Feeling as though they can't talk to anyone may reduce their quality in their school work and will to want to do succeed. A good teacher would connect one on one with their students, be welcoming, and be able to have a conversation to help and advise them. A small percentage of students reported that not getting along with their teachers is not a big hassle in school, and a larger percent of students reported that drug dealing and being robbed were bigger issues. This leads us to the health and safety SIC of the school. (Information Works)
Along with the student life, the health risks, and ways parents are able to be involved in their child's school career will also be discussed in the next selection.
Health Risks and Behavior
Health risks, behavior, and practices according to the SALT survey, show that the largest percent of health risks in this school is the consumption of alcohol, with 49 percent of students. Following, is the use of drugs, such as marijuana, uppers, downers, inhalants, etc.. with a percentage of 30. Fifty one percent of Lincoln High School students have 5 or more alcoholic drinks once or twice each weekend. One of the major health issues is the amount of sleep students receive each night. 70 percent of the students say that they only receive about 7 hours or less every night. Another issue is obesity and hygiene, 43 percent of students say that they worry about these, and say that they effect their social life and constantly worry about what others think. Only a small percentage of students feel as though they really belong, and have trouble in school. (Information Works)
Parental involvement; 78 percent of parents report that they feel that they are connected, and viewed as important partners. According to the parents of the students, 85 percent of them agree that the community supports the school. On the other hand, parents would like more teachers to contact them if there are any problems with the student in school, and only 42 percent of teachers do. The parent involvement in Lincoln is greater with extracurricular activities than educational purposes. (Information Works)
An option that is available to students at Lincoln High School, is Advanced Placement. Seventy seniors opted to take the exam, and 113 students showed up to actually take it. Out of the 113 students, 68 of them scored at the college level, over half, so about 60 percent.
As for the extra-curricular activities and after school involvement, Lincoln provides a wide variety of them. For activities, there are publishing clubs, performing arts, and academic and social clubs. For sports, they offer football, men and womens basketball, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming, track and field, and cross country. (LHS website) If someone wanted to look up information on the school, Lincoln provides a great website where there are links to the academics, programs, and other useful information. There are also pictures showing the involvement of students, and makes the page more intriguing for whoever is looking at the site.
Conclusion:
Lincoln High School overall would be a good school to send your child. The community is also a very nice one to live, which means that your child will probably have a good learning experienece, and also have a numerous amount of clubs, and extra curricular activities to participate in. Despite missing the accountablility target, the school still has it's many upsides, and has room to work on these targets.
Title: Lincoln High School
Introduction:
Lincoln High school located in Rhode Island, is just minutes away from Providence, Rhode Island. The mission of the Lincoln High School community is to educate all students in a safe, nurturing and respectful environment that empowers them to become lifelong learners and productive citizens in a global society. (LHS website) In Lincoln, there is a great deal of diversity involved. Lincoln is located in the upper to middle class part of Rhode Island, but also has it's few less fortunate areas, like most communities. Lincoln High School is the only high school in the community besides Davies Technical School. There are more students of the Caucasion race living in this area. (© 2006 Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Community Background:
Lincoln High School is in a great location, and has much to offer for it's current students, and also future students. Just recently, Lincoln has built a brand new middle school, only minutes away from the high school. The middle school was built to help the future high school students be introduced into a good atmosphere, and be prepared for their high school life. (LHS website) The graduation rate of Rhode Island schools are 75.3 percent ,and the graduation rate of Lincoln High School is high, with a percentage of 95.2. The participation rate and target for Rhode Island in MATH is 54.0 percent, and 68.8 percent in ENGLISH. For all students in MATH 79.2 percent participate, and in ENGLISH 89.2 percent. White students in MATH; 78.9 percent and 89.7 percent in ENGLISH. For the students with disabilities, in MATH, missed the target with 48.1 percent and just made the target in ENGLISH with 69.4 percent. This information shows the schools performance classifications based on test scores, and participation rates on tests, and graduation rates. These rates show that Lincoln High School students do well in these specific ares, and the teaching capabilities of the teachers are efficient.(Info Works)
The teachers at Lincoln are composed of 98 percent of WHITE teachers, and 2 percent of AFRICAN AMERICAN teachers. There are more male teachers, reaching 58 percent, and 42 percent of the teachers are women. There are 92 teachers/faculty all together at this school, the teacher student ratio is 1:12, and the counselor student ratio is 1:250. At this high school, 60 percent of the teaching staff have Master's Degrees or higher, and 100 percent of the counseling staff have Master's Degrees. (LHS website)
District:
Lincoln has eight schools, being mainly elementary in it's district. In Lincoln, 98.3 percent of children attend public school, and the other 6.1 percent attend other non-public schools. The amount of students at Lincoln that are eligible for subsidized lunch programs is 13 percent. Ethnic background at this school varies having 93 percent White students, 3 percent Hispanic students, 3 percent Asian students, and 1 percent of African American students. The amount of students that receive ESL/bilingual education services is at very low percentage of only 1 percent. According to Information Works, there are no students receiving special education services. ( Information Works) The school attendance rate of Lincoln High School is at a high of 95 percent compared to the state which was 93 percent. Only 7 percent of teachers are shown to take time out of school hours to help their students. The district classification on the information works website shows that Lincoln High School district is making adequate progress.(Information Works)
Student Life:
According to Information Works 2007 school reports, Lincoln High School is making insufficient progress on it's school performance accountability. There were only twelve targets met out of thirteen. All thirteen targets must be met in order to be making sufficient progress. (Information Works)
The graduation rate of Rhode Island schools are 75.3 percent ,and the graduation rate of Lincoln High School is high, with a percentage of 95.2. The participation rate and target for Rhode Island in MATH is 54.0 percent, and 68.8 percent in ENGLISH. For all students in MATH 79.2 percent participate, and in ENGLISH 89.2 percent. White students in MATH; 78.9 percent and 89.7 percent in ENGLISH. For the students with disabilities, in MATH, missed the target with 48.1 percent and just made the target in ENGLISH with 69.4 percent. This information shows the schools performance classifications based on test scores, and participation rates on tests, and graduation rates. These rates show that Lincoln High School students do well in these specific ares, and the teaching capabilities of the teachers are efficient.(Information Works)
When it comes to student life at Lincoln High School, only 14 percent of students feel as though they can talk to teachers, or a member of the staff about any personal or family issues that are constantly going on in their lives. This is a very small percent, teachers and staff should give comfort and support to students. This percentage shows that the staff there is possibly not completely connecting with the lives of their students, as they should be. Feeling as though they can't talk to anyone may reduce their quality in their school work and will to want to do succeed. A good teacher would connect one on one with their students, be welcoming, and be able to have a conversation to help and advise them. A small percentage of students reported that not getting along with their teachers is not a big hassle in school, and a larger percent of students reported that drug dealing and being robbed were bigger issues. This leads us to the health and safety SIC of the school. (Information Works)
Along with the student life, the health risks, and ways parents are able to be involved in their child's school career will also be discussed in the next selection.
Health Risks and Behavior
Health risks, behavior, and practices according to the SALT survey, show that the largest percent of health risks in this school is the consumption of alcohol, with 49 percent of students. Following, is the use of drugs, such as marijuana, uppers, downers, inhalants, etc.. with a percentage of 30. Fifty one percent of Lincoln High School students have 5 or more alcoholic drinks once or twice each weekend. One of the major health issues is the amount of sleep students receive each night. 70 percent of the students say that they only receive about 7 hours or less every night. Another issue is obesity and hygiene, 43 percent of students say that they worry about these, and say that they effect their social life and constantly worry about what others think. Only a small percentage of students feel as though they really belong, and have trouble in school. (Information Works)
The disciple at Lincoln High School is somewhat strict, shown by graphs on the reference site below. The number one offense, with 53 students, was out of school suspension for insubordination. The second highest offense, with 51 students was for using obscene and abusive language towards a teacher, resulting also in out of school suspension. (© 2006 Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Involvement:
Parental involvement; 78 percent of parents report that they feel that they are connected, and viewed as important partners. According to the parents of the students, 85 percent of them agree that the community supports the school. On the other hand, parents would like more teachers to contact them if there are any problems with the student in school, and only 42 percent of teachers do. The parent involvement in Lincoln is greater with extracurricular activities than educational purposes. (Information Works)
An option that is available to students at Lincoln High School, is Advanced Placement. Seventy seniors opted to take the exam, and 113 students showed up to actually take it. Out of the 113 students, 68 of them scored at the college level, over half, so about 60 percent.
As for the extra-curricular activities and after school involvement, Lincoln provides a wide variety of them. For activities, there are publishing clubs, performing arts, and academic and social clubs. For sports, they offer football, men and womens basketball, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming, track and field, and cross country. (LHS website) If someone wanted to look up information on the school, Lincoln provides a great website where there are links to the academics, programs, and other useful information. There are also pictures showing the involvement of students, and makes the page more intriguing for whoever is looking at the site.
Conclusion:
Lincoln High School overall would be a good school to send your child. The community is also a very nice one to live, which means that your child will probably have a good learning experienece, and also have a numerous amount of clubs, and extra curricular activities to participate in. Despite missing the accountablility target, the school still has it's many upsides, and has room to work on these targets.
References
(2007). Student Achievement. Retrieved November 20, 2007, from Information Works Web site: http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2007/queries/FindSch.asp
2006). School Reports. Retrieved November 20, 2007, from Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Web site: http://www.ridoe.org/
Reeve, (2007). Involvement. Retrieved November 20, 2007, from Lincoln High School Web site: http://www.lincolnps.org/HighSchool/profile.htm
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